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I was born and grew up in Perth, going to Caledonian Road Primary School and then to Perth High School. I lived in South Methven Street until I was about 12 when we moved to Muirton. My teenage years were spent visiting coffee bars ...Read more

A memory of Perth in 1960 by Joan Hall

My grandfather, grandmother and mother came to America in 1923; Harold Hubert, Violet Mary (Abbott), Mary Doreen Shrimpton. My grandmother (Violet) was born in 1896 in Dalton-in-Furness and bought a small three handled cup while on vacation in Frizington in 1902.

A memory of Frizington in 1900 by Vicki Bradley

Hello. I was born at Crumpsall Hospital 1945 and lived at 59 Dalton St, for seven years. Mother is named Eileen and dad was Fred. I had an older sister Barbara. My Aunty Peggy and Uncle John lived a few doors down - they ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1945 by Jennifer Greenwood

I lived in New Mill, but I thought it was Cononley. I went to school there and had some wonderful years charging around the village, this is going back from 1947 to1963, when I got married. I then left to live in Scotland until 1967, ...Read more

A memory of Cononley by Win Mccall

Hello Connie. What a blast from the past - you were my little brother, Eddie's, girl friend. We lived 3 doors up from you - can you remember? Eddie was in hospital and they let him home for the night, so the kids moved the ...Read more

A memory of Lumphinnans by Isabel Abbott

During the war I was evacuated with my family to Dunsmore and we lived in Appletree Cottage, opposite The Fox. I attended Wendover School and returned to London in 1946. At the time Robert Donat lived in ...Read more

A memory of Dunsmore in 1940 by Ken Norris

Boynton Hall, near Bridlington During the war (1939-1945) the French Convent school, run by Catholic nuns, was evacuated from Hull to Boynton Hall. I remember the day war broke out - my sister was sent to Boynton - she ...Read more

A memory of Boynton in 1940 by John Amos

My grandfather, Frederick William Crossland, lived in Newton le Willows for many years running the village shop. In circa 1962 we attended his 80th birthday, possibly the only time all the family came together as my cousin and his young family moved to New Zealand.

A memory of Newton-le-Willows in 1962 by Marion Crossland

I have enjoyed reading the 'Memories of Knaphill' contributions, and though I have not lived there myself, my Payne family did, so thought I might share a few of their memories! In the 1890's, Captain George Payne and ...Read more

A memory of Knaphill

My memories of Rolvenden will never be forgotten. I was eight years old, we lived in Brighton on the south coast, but every year our families would go hop picking at Little Holden farm. The farm was owned by Mr/Mrs Hilder - they had ...Read more

A memory of Rolvenden in 1945 by Roy Page